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A PLEASANT AROMA IMPLIES HOLINESS


Leviticus 1:7-13

1:7 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and lay wood in order on the fire;
8 and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar;
9 but its innards and its legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall burn all of it on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
10 “‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.
11 He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
12 He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat. The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar,
13 but the innards and the legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall offer the whole and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
Romans 1:4

1:4 who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

God's son was holy before God and his death was a pleasant aroma, which went up to heaven, and was evidenced by God's resurrection of his Son.
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Fire is a visible form of power (echo 1)
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A pleasant aroma to Yahweh echoes the Spirit of Holiness, since the tabernacle is holy and when people separate themselves unto God to do His will, it is counted by God as a pleasant aroma (echo 2).
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"Kill it on the north side" echoes "dead" because Jesus was crucified outside the city walls on the north side of the city (echo 3).
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Continuing from the previous echo, Jesus was sacrificed in view of the Father (echo 4).